Louisiana Messothelioma Lawyers

Like everything else in the gulf coast state, the civil justice system works a little differently in the Louisiana. We have a dedicated staff of mesothelioma lawyers that work exclusively in Louisiana and has developed a keen understanding of the Louisiana court system. Our mesothelioma attorneys are proud of their strong roots in Louisiana and are honored to continue representing mesothelioma patients across the state.

As Experienced Louisiana Mesothelioma Attorneys, We Have Handled Mesothelioma Lawsuits in the Following Parishes:

• East Baton Rouge

• West Baton Rouge

• New Orleans

• St. Bernard

• St. James

• Ascension

• Calcasieu

• Ouachita

• Morehouse

• Iberville

• And more…

The Impact of Baron & Budd Louisiana Mesothelioma Lawyers

Baron & Budd mesothelioma attorney and Louisiana native Burton LeBlanc successfully testified against state bill HB 447, which would have given asbestos bankruptcy trusts the ability to further delay compensation. We have achieved some of the largest verdicts of their kind for Louisiana families struggling with mesothelioma.

Baron & Budd Significant Louisiana Mesothelioma Victories

Note: This is just a partial list of our mesothelioma case results. Go here to see a more complete list.

• $6.2 million for Mr. Robert Delatte and his family.

  
  Mr. Delatte was diagnosed with mesothelioma at just 52 years of age. A proud father of two children, Mr. Delatte was a life-long union boilermaker who worked at various shipyards and plants throughout Louisiana. After Mr. Delatte was diagnosed with mesothelioma, his life was never the same. He was forced to quit his job and give up things he once loved, such as fishing and gardening, and he was so sick that he could not even watch his daughter cheer at football games. After sharing one final Thanksgiving meal with his family, he passed. Mr. Delatte’s daughter was so inspired by her father’s battle with the cancer that she is considering becoming a doctor to cure mesothelioma. Our mesothelioma lawyers are honored to have been part of this family’s lives and their fight against mesothelioma.

• $3.7 million for Mr. Ray Rando and his family.

  
  Mr. Rando, a resident of Metairie, was exposed to asbestos through his work as a pipefitter and welder at various industrial sites throughout Louisiana such as aluminum plants, chemical plants, oil refiners and power plants. At the age of 59, Mr. Rando was enjoying retirement when he was diagnosed with mesothelioma. Everything about his life changed after the diagnosis -it suddenly became more difficult to spend precious time with his wife, two daughters and young granddaughter. At one point, Mr. Rando was bedridden for 18 hours a day, recovering from countless painful surgeries and chemotherapy treatments. Mr. Rando was so sick that he was afraid that he may not survive to walk his daughter down the aisle at her upcoming wedding because the mesothelioma “just sort of took over my whole life.” Our mesothelioma attorneys stepped in to hold the companies responsible for Mr. Rando’s asbestos exposure and for ultimately cutting his life short due to their own greed. Even though Mr. Rando’s lawsuit ultimately went all the way to the Louisiana Supreme Court, our mesothelioma lawyers continued to fight on his behalf. And even though it required overturning a long-standing Louisiana precedent, our attorneys didn’t give up and prevailed on Mr. Rando’s behalf.

• $4.4 million for Mr. Ronald Williams and his family

  
  Mr. Williams lived with his wife of 40 years Diane Williams in Gonzales with their three grown children close by. After Mrs. Williams’ battle with breast cancer, the family thought the worst was behind them when Mr. Williams was diagnosed with mesothelioma. Mr. Williams was exposed to harmful asbestos fibers through his work as an X-ray technologist for Mobile Testing Laboratories at a variety of industrial sites, such as chemical plants, paper mills, power plants and petrochemical refiners. Even though Mr. Williams lost his battle to mesothelioma after a fierce four-year fight, our mesothelioma lawyers were honored to have fought against the companies that were responsible for his mesothelioma.

• If you or someone you love has mesothelioma, we will come to you. Over the past decade, our asbestos attorneys have represented many clients throughout Louisiana, including families from the following locations:

• Baton Rouge

• Covington

• Franklin

• Jennings

• Morgan City

• New Orleans

• Shreveport

• Sterlington

• Taft

As a nationwide firm, our asbestos attorneys have the resources and experience necessary to represent individuals and families against large companies in this complex area of litigation.  Our firm has recovered over $4 billion in verdicts and settlements for thousands of families affected by mesothelioma and asbestos-related diseases.  Our asbestos lawyers have recovered $54 million on behalf of mesothelioma and asbestos disease victims located in the state of Louisiana alone.*

_{* Please note that recovery results vary per client. The recovery amounts in each case reflect the specific facts of that case. Further, recovery amounts in past cases are not a guarantee of future results}

You should know that Louisiana has a unique set of laws that could impact your ability to file a claim. For example, Louisiana has statute of limitation laws that restrict the time frame in which mesothelioma victims and family members can file a lawsuit. Rest assured our mesothelioma lawyers are prepared to help you understand the process for filing an asbestos lawsuit and guide you through the legal system. If you'd like to talk to a Louisiana mesothelioma lawyer about a potential case, contact one of the nationwide asbestos attorneys at the Simmons Law Firm today.

If you have mesothelioma or lung cancer due to asbestos exposure, please contact our mesothelioma lawyers for a free case evaluation.

An Introduction to Asbestos and Mesothelioma

Asbestos is a deadly mineral that has been used in thousands of products. When microscopic asbestos fibers are inhaled or ingested, they can cause a number of diseases, including mesothelioma cancer. Of the diseases caused by asbestos, mesothelioma is the most aggressive, attacking the internal lining of the lungs and abdomen. Mesothelioma typically does not develop until decades after the asbestos exposure occurred.

A number of work sites throughout Louisiana are linked to asbestos exposure including:

Alexandria
Roy O. Martin Saw Mill
Bentley Motel Building Job Site
Louisiana Pacific Saw Mill
Proctor & Gamble Plant
Holsum Bakery

Baton Rouge
State Insurance Building
Gsu/Louisiana Station Power Plant
Rollins Environmental Service
Exxon Refinery
Amoco Oil
Honey Performance Polymers & Chemicals (Baton Rouge North Works) fka Allied Signal fka Allied Chemical Plant
Kaiser Aluminum
Allied Chemical Plant Docks
Louisiana State Office Buildings
Formosa Plastics
Grace Chemical Plant
Enjay Plastics Plant
Gulf States Utilities Powerhouse

Chalmette
Tenneco Oil Refinery
Shell Oil Refinery
Murphy Oil Refinery
Bay Petroleum Oil Refinery

Houma
Southdown Sugar Mill
Houma Water Plant
Lapeyrouse Auto Parts
Main Iron Works Shipyard
Southdowns Sugar
Houma Light & Water Plant
South Coast Inc. Ashland Plantation
Delta Shipyard

Lake Charles
Olin Mathieson Chemical Plant
Cities Service Oil Refinery
P.P.G. Chemical Plant
Continental Carbon Plant
Mathieson Alkai
Citgo Oil Refinery
Petrochem/ Pci/ Butadiene Chemical Plant
Citcon
Gillis Plant

New Orleans
Folgers Coffee Plant
Equitable Shipyards
American Standard Chemical Plant
Port Of Embarkation
Entergy Center Building
Port Of New Orleans
Babcock & Wilcox
Nopsi Market Street Plant
Boland Machine Shipyard
Jung Hotel Building Job Site
New Orleans Powerhouses
New Orleans Nuclear Power Plant
Mobil Production
Bestwall Gypsum Plant
New Orleans Public Service Power Plant
Better Boxing Company Inc.
LP&L Power Plant
Standard Coffee
Waterman Steamship Wharf

Shreveport
Atlas Oil Refinery
Universal Oil Products Plant
Arkla Gas Plant
Kansas City Southern Railroad Facility
Wilson Packing Co.
Pennzoil Oil Refinery
At&T Building
General Motors Plant
Swepco Office Building
J. B. Beard Manufacturing Plant

Sterlington
Sterlington Amonia Plant
Koch Nitrogen
Commercial Solvents Chemical Plant
International Minerals Plant
Sterlington Powerhouse

Westlake
Condea Vista "Lake Charles" Chemical Plant fka Conoco Chemical Plant
Condea Vista Company
Continental Carbon
Nelson Industrial Steam Plant
Gulf States Power Plant
Continental Oil aka Conoco "Lake Charles" Oil Refinery
Oxychem Plant
Conoco Oil Refinery
Continental Carbon Plant

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  To date, we have secured more than $50 million for our mesothelioma clients and their families.

  

  If you are reading this, I would imagine that someone in your family has mesothelioma – or they have already passed away – and you’re looking for help.

  If that is the case, you have my deepest sympathy.  Over the years, we’ve seen what happens to an individual that has mesothelioma… and what it does to a family.

  I’d like to take 2 minutes of your time and tell you about Diana – a wonderful woman who contracted mesothelioma – and how we helped both her, and her family.

  When Diana was 33, she was diagnosed with Mesothelioma, a disease that would eventually kill her.  When she learned that she had Mesothelioma, Diana knew she had a poor prognosis because she was a nurse that worked with Cancer patients, and had seen this disease and what it does to people.

  She knew that Mesothelioma is a form of cancer, caused almost exclusively by being exposed to asbestos fibers, and that it attacks the pleura, which is the lining of lungs.

  A person with Mesothelioma has to struggle and fight for every breath.  And to make matters worse, this cancer will often invade other parts of the body as well.

  Diana knew that there was no cure, and that it is horribly painful and is always fatal.

  I was first introduced to Diana through her Mother.  Our law firm was already working with the family in pursuing a mesothelioma claim for Diana’s father, who had passed away after being diagnosed with asbestosis and lung cancer because of his exposure to asbestos.

  After we were told that Diana had been diagnosed with Mesothelioma, we made arrangements to fly to Las Vegas, where she now lived.

  When Diana opened the door at her home, I was shocked.  I was so used to seeing the horrible effects of mesothelioma on the people we help.  But she appeared as a striking and healthy young woman.

  We sat down at her kitchen table where her two youngest children were eating a snack.  Our meeting was like a normal meeting, but I had to keep reminding myself that I was talking to a young woman who had been diagnosed with terminal cancer.

  Given that her Dad had died from exposure to asbestos, it wasn’t hard to determine how Diana got mesothelioma.  Her Dad worked as an asbestos insulator, and had also worked with asbestos at the Dow Chemical Plant in Plaquemine, Louisiana.

  And every day, he came home to his family with asbestos dust on his clothes and body.  Once he got home, he did what most fathers do; he hugged his kids or played with them.

  Unfortunately, while engaging with his children, asbestos fibers would be released into the air, and his kids breathed in the tiny asbestos fibers.

  And in the evening, Diana’s mom would wash her husband’s clothes.  But before she did, she would shake the dust from them before she threw them in the washing machine.  Every time that happened, asbestos fibers again filled the air.

  Our first meeting in Las Vegas lasted 2 hours.  And even though Diana understood this disease, and knew what the end result was going to be, she did not cry.

  She was very strong, and she wanted us to pursue a lawsuit on her behalf so her children would have a future after she was gone.

  Like most people with mesothelioma, she had a lot of questions, such as:

  * What did she have to do if a mesothelioma lawsuit was filed?
  * How long would a lawsuit take?
  * Is a mesothelioma lawsuit usually settled out of court or will it go to trial?

  I also asked her many questions as well so we could quickly file the lawsuit on her behalf.

  We spoke on the phone several times a week and, over the next 18 months, we traveled to her home in Las Vegas three more times.

  On our last visit, Diana only weighed 80 pounds, couldn’t sleep, couldn’t eat, and the tumor had grown so extensively it appeared as a horrible rash all over her body.  She had also lost all of her hair because of the chemotherapy and radiation treatments.

  Because we spoke with Diana so much, it was no surprise that I became very close to her during this time.  I also became friends with Diana’s fiancé, her ex-husband, her sisters, and her co-workers.

  Pursuing Diana’s mesothelioma lawsuit was difficult because her father had died before we had a chance to talk to him about where he had worked over the years.

  He hadn’t kept any of his employment records, so I had to recreate his work history – which was no easy task because, as an asbestos insulator, he worked hundreds and hundreds of small jobs which lasted from a few days to a year or more.

  So I had to re-create his thirty year career from scratch.  To do that, I had to track down his old co-workers and employers at night and on weekends to get the information we needed.  And I traveled all over the country to depose his co-workers and former employers.

  The case took about a year and a half to complete.  We settled for a very large sum, which was put aside for Diana’s three children.

  Diana passed away shortly after the settlement was reached…. and I will never forget the courage she showed in facing this disease.

  If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with Mesothelioma, or other occupational lung disease such as asbestosis or silicosis, we’d like to put forth the same effort we gave for Diana and her family.

  So please pick up the phone and give one of our Louisiana Mesothelioma Attorneys a call.

  Please call our office at 504-355-0057…. if the call is long distance, use our toll-free number at 1-855-GERTLER.

  The call or meeting is confidential – and absolutely FREE.

  Our promise to you is this – we will put forth the same effort for you or your family – as we did for Diana…. no matter where you or your family member lives.

  And if we proceed on your behalf, or your families behalf, this firm operates on a contingency fee basis – meaning we don’t charge for our services unless we secure a settlement for you – or are successful in court.  That means you will also not have to pay for any costs or expenses related to your case if there is no award or settlement.